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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1918)
the 3ronxrxo obegoniaji. Tuesday, aiAucn 26, tois 13 MAYOR BAKER AGTS 10 SUPPRESS FILM "Birth of a Nation" Results in Many Protests From Colored People. ORDINANCE UP. TO COUNCIL Ifnunm Trm GIt Mayor and Two Cornmlwionrr rower to Stop Any Production Etc if Approved by Conor Board. a result ef th discovery that th Ifaror or poile da not hat pww to uppree motion plrture Vplctlng; net hatred. Mayor Hikrr will Intro sue an ordtr.an- t tomorrow' meet ing- of th Cur Ooncll empowering the Mayor and to runimlwlitnm to atop eay picture or other ntrtaiaaicnls or u-r undesirable nature. Th question u art. en In tha r-r. n'atlnn at tho Sunset Theater of Th Mirth of a Nation.- A norm of protest aaa rost up from colored peopl and tar aad vbfa Mayor lukr derided that tf.e fit mhsould not be displayed aero h found himself powerless to ait lawfully. At a etferne yesterday at th Mayor fflc oMectlons to th pic ture were prevented by lr. E. D. Can ada?, representing th National Asso rtattn of Colored Women's Club, and kr Rer. John H. Hvd, pastor of th Mrl Presbyterian Cburrh. and other. Tb)ertlone alse h bea mad by H. I. Cor bet I. rhalrmaa of tne t-itat -TencU of IVfn. and by 'Sovernor ""A Ithrcornb. to whom romplaials a to th ptctur wr transmuted. Usslaatt aafUra-fry. Mayor Haker previously had ron- n t d to th u of th plrtur pro vided th theater eholn It cut out all th part objected to by Mrs. Caoaday 'Vhll many llmtnatlona wer mat) they did, sot satisfy ber ani nther col ored peopl who wer at yesterday's anevtlna la th meantime production of th plrtur waa started. la "riw of thee rlrcamstanee. Mayor Raker put in qivstlon of baa- lie tha film up to City Attorney La Roch ytrrfay and found that there t ao authority for such action after th plctur baa been passed by th censor board. Arrordtngly. he took otsp at one for th creation of aneano of Interfering-. Commissioners Harbor. Blgelow and Msna aareed to support an ordtnanr that would stop th plrtur. Commts- atoner Kllaher balked at th proposal and said a want4 to see th plrtur first. Arrordinaiy. th rouaril a whole viewed th picture yester!ay afternoon. Commissioner Kel'aner has Bot said what his attitude wl.l be To pasa th Mayor'a ordtnanr tomor row will renulr unanimou vote of th Council. Without the ordtnanr th pic tur will rontinu throuchout th week. If It la passed It will bo slopped at noon tomorrow. Roe Hatred Deplored, Mayor Raker Instructed City Attorney LaRocbe last niant to prepar th or oinaac. wnicn win kit in Mayor anu aar two Commlsstonsrs th bower to atop any production at any time wbeth r It has been approved by th censor hoard or not. "It I only bocaus of th war condi tion that this I necessary. sold th Mayor last night. Th plrtur. Th Hrth of a Nation.- Is decidedly bitter aatnst th colored rare, which makes up a tnth of th country's population. This la not tlm for such productions and It should bo stopped as quickly a possible. Thar ar other film of a similar oatur which miaht b affected In th fotur. On waa presented several months aso dealin with th Japanese queetton. and should It com her attain J surely would stood against Its be In shown-" rn4nl Drfeod PKIa. -Tf 1 thought that Th iUrth of a Nation' waa unpatriotic I would not bar booked It for my theater In th first place." asserted John A. Jennings, owner of th funset Theater, last merit. Th production ha been shown twice In I'ortland. I have eliminated the part of the film story which has proved most objectionable to colored peopl and hon sstly cannot understand tho who ap parently ar such strenuous objectors to It. It's no mor unpatriotic now than It ever was. and no such chare was ver befor mad against It." Mr. Jennlncs says that he Is willing to remov th picture, but feels that he should bo reimbursed to th extent of th loss Incurred by so doins. it esti mates this loss at about ISOOO. birth and who went to franc with th first American troops but waa sent bark, presumably because of his dis loyal attitude, wer tha following-: 'The Lnlted Ktatee could do nothlnc but talk. Secretary Baker did not know enough to run bis own business." "Anyone who buys liberty bond Is crazy. The only peace will ba a Ger man peace. "Germans wer Justified In atnking th Lusitanla. Tha people wer warned and the Germans knew tha Lusitanla carried ammunition. "A spy Is a spy. whether man or woman, bdlth Cavel was a spy. She could not expect sympathy." "Italy la all In and "franc la on her last lee. Krance has do supplies. Italy Is In the same boat- "liermany'a same la to yet millions of soldier la France and then to cut off the food supply by means of the U-boat." "United State troops ar not well thoueht of In France." -The allies' bltr Idea was to set all they could out of Russia." "The Germans look upon tha tanks as Jokes. All they have to do Is build a sunken road to wreck them." "Austria and Germany ar not quar reling;. Th news Is cooked In J-on- don." "Germany has enough food to last 19 years. .One German aviator la worth five American aviator. Discipline In th allied armies Is a joke, especially la th American Army." 1 n lomoi -30E30L: lOEXOn xocx aoi Easter Shower of Dish Cloths for Oregon Soldiers, March 30 Under the Direction of the Portland Grade Teacher s' Association Daughters of the American Revolution Will Meet for Red Cross Work in Our Auditorium, on the Fourth Floor, Today, From 10 to 5 o We Give S.& H.Green Trading Stamps With Purchases Amounting to 10c or More Trading Stamp Books Redeemed on the 4th Floor U o U. S. Thrift Stamps and War Savings Certificates for sale Main Office, 4th Floor. Loan your dollar to Uncle Sam and help win the great war. OLD SENTENCE IN FORCE MRS. LI C1LB AYRES-Sl LLIVAX TO SERVE la-DAT TERM. The Standard Start of the Northwest Olds, Wortman King Reliable Merchandise Reliable - Methods Take Down-Town Lunch in our Tea Boom on the Fourth Floor. Prompt service, reason able prices. Luncheon from 11:30 to 2:30. Take elevators. Don't Delay Choose Easter Needs Earlyzgrg TSS ftea of Gollty of Mora Than Five Tears Aa to Chars of Ceadaetlas Disorderly Hew see lavsktd. - Mr. Loclle Ayers-Solllvan will start Irday to servo a tS-day Jail sentence which waa Imposed five years ago by Circuit Judge Morrow, according; to Chief Deputy District Attorney Collier. V. Ith her husband. Mrs. Ayera ap peared In court yesterday morning:. CIEtTinC RECIPES. Appreciating th universal de mand for good food. proprly and attractively prepared. Tha Oregonlan offers Its readers an exceptionally useful booklet con taining; lit near recipe for canned goods by tho highest scl ent 1 fl c authorities. Every housewife will bo triad to have this book and preserve It for reference. Th recipes Include a wide va riety of sauces, soups, salad dressings, salada. desserts, etc, selected from tha Investigations of th research laboratory of tha National Cannera Association. They will help any woman to keep herself posted on tha lat est scientific methods of prepar ing; nutritious and appetising: foods. Tou can secure them freo by sending a 1-cent stamp for rs turn postage, with your nam and address, to The Tortland Oreaonlan Information Bureau. Frederic J. llaskln, director. Washington D. C. Dainty New Crepe Waists Special at $2.98 Bargain Circle. First Floor Here's the opportunity you have been waiting for. Special assortment of Easter Waists in many attractive styles some in dressy models, others in tailored effects. Splendid quality Georgette crepe and crepe de chine in white, flesh and the fashionable bright shades. Satin collars and cuffs or con- Dp QQ vertible collars. Full range of sizes. Priced special at 3-e70 Easter Favors and Novelties First Floor Score Cards, Place Cards, Cut outs, Seals, Nut Cases, Greetings, Streamers, Fancy Baskets, Chicks, Rabbits and many other novelties for the Easter sea son in a special display at the Cen ter Circle, Main Floor. Make your selections early while the assort ments are at their very best. Easter Linens Portland's Best Showing Linen Sets, Pattern Cloths, Napkins, Table Damask by the yard; Centerpieces, Scarfs, Doilies everything in the way of Linens comprise this notable Easter display. Department on the Main Floor Pattern Cloths Richardson's Pattern Cloths of finest quality double damask. Several designs in the lot. Pattern Cloths, size 2x2 yards, $ 9.00 Pattern Cloths, size 2x2 yards, $11.00 Pattern Cloths, size 2x3 yards, $13.00 Pattern Cloths, size 2x2i yards, $13.50 Pattern Cloths, size 2&x3 yards, $15.00 Italian' Silk Underwear For Women Sprinf: line are now ready for your inspection. We show Kayser Underwear in all the popular styles Vests, Knickers and Union Suits. Look to your future needs! Underwear Department, Main Floor. After a snort conference with Judge Vorrow she left the courtroom. It was announced later that she would appear asain In court at I o'clock this after noon. According to the county officials nothlnc but a pardon from Governor Wlthycombe ran save her from the County Jail sentence which was Im posed in 1 1 1. whn she pleaded guilty in an Indictment charging- ber with ntalntainlns; a disorderly house. Mrs. Sullivan's home at 14 North Twenty-etithth street waa raided early Sunday morning; by officers of th war emergency squad and Jcputy Sheriff George lljrlhurt. NATION TO EXTEND POWERS Senate Fa-) BUI to Commandeer Lumber for War Purposes. DISLOYALTY IS CHARGED T. . CHArtLAIf OX TBI It, BCTORE JglLITART roiRT. Tee.ll rvdoee) loc'ades Slste s Atfrifcated to Officer aJcb fro-Cei-asaa Attltsd. HOVOirxr. T. H.. March 11 (Mel! ) Testimony of a damaging nature, tsndine to show the pro-Srmaa and anil-American attitude of Chaplain Krana Keinler. I". S. Army, accused of disloyalty, was presented at the mil itary court-martial at Kort fhafter. which has been In session now for two day. Among th statements attributed f r Cher'ata Fetnler. w ho is of Oermsn GET THAT COLD OFF YOUR CHEST Stop That Couxh! Check That Grippe! I'se Dr. King's New DiscoTery. Millions of penpl have found In this ytatton-wMe standard remedy a long eoucht sffectiv mean of relieving roughs, cold and rrlpp without In convenient after-effects. For fifty years It haa sold for fifty rents a bottle. For fifty years It has warded off the dangers of neglected eol.ls. unrhecked coughs. For fifty years It haa atopped Impending colda before they had a chance to develop, bquaily effective for gnppy adults and rroupy children. A bottl In your med icine cabinet I th best known safe guard against cold and rough dangera fold by druggists verrwher. WASmiNGTOX. March !S. After brief debate the Senate today passed th , Chamberlain bill empowering; the I'resldent to commandeer lumber and st urn pass for war use and to direct lum ber mills aa to slses of timbers they shall cut on Government order. An amendment waa adopted providing; that no lumber mill shall be required to cut timbers greater than can be handled by Its equipment. In other words, the I'resldent Is denied the right to require any mill to Install new and larger ma chinery. Another amendment demanded by conservatlonlsta provides that all op erations shall be conducted under rules having due regard to conservation, re forestation and fir protection, as pre tscribed by th forest service. This Utter restriction waa adopted In face of the plea that tha bill la necessary to speed np production of lumber for war us. iff!!! Featuring Easter Millinery At $5, $7.50 and $10 Second Floor At each of these prices you may -choose from any number of beautiful models for street or dress wear. Turbans, 'pokes, sailors, soft crowns, side and back rolls and various other styles trimmed with flowers, bows, wings, ribbons, ornaments, fruits all popular straws. Extraordinary values at special $5, $7.50 and $10 U ntrimmed Hats A rjr" $6j00 to $8 AO Grades $)L J D Hemps, Milan hemps, lisere and novelty braids of various kinds. Turbans, sailors, side-rolls and dozens of other good styles. High grade Hat every one of them. Excellent $6.00 to $8.50 OA Hf shapes in a special sale today at the low price of only I J Best Butter $1.05 Fourth Floor Glenwood Creamery Butter, put up expressly for this store. Always uniform AfT in quality. Special, 2 lbs. i5XeUU No delivery except with other purchase made in Grocery Dept. Garden Seeds Time to get that War Garden in readiness for the Spring planting. Complete lines Garden Seeds, Fer tilizers, Flower Seeds, Grass Seeds, etc., etc., in Grocery Dept., 4th Fir. Garden Tools 3d Floor Long or Short Handle CJ-J Afi Shovels regular 6ize DAel'U Long or Short Handle C-F Shnvpls ladies' size now tJtJ Long or Short Handle Spades priced at only Garden Rakes at low price 35 Lawn Rakes priced now at 60 S1.40 Easter Gloves and Hosiery Kid Gloves, Lambskin Gloves, Chamoisette Gloves, Silk Gloves in all the newest styles and colors. Silk, Lisle and Cotton Hosiery In the popular colors for Spring wear. Great Sale of Curtains 3d Floor Spring house-cleaning days are at hand a time when new Curtains will help wonderfully in freshening up the home. Our Spring Sale offers splendid opportunities to save on draperies. Marquisette Curtains; of good quality material with dainty- lace edges and insertions. Full size. LOT 1 $7.00 Marquisette (PP Qf? Curtains. SDeciallv Driced. nr. tDtlsitJ LOT 2 $8.00 Marquisette Pn Of Curtains, specially priced, pr. DUsOl LOT 3 $10.75 Marquisette OO QA Curtains, specially priced, pr. DOUJ Filet Net Curtains at $2.69, $4.98 Curtain Swiss 12y2c Yd. Third Floor Figured White Curtain Swisses for bed rooms, bathrooms, kitchens, etc Well worth IOIa 20c the yard at J-- Ohio Electric Cleaners Third Floor Take the drudgery out of Spring cleaning. Get one of these Ohio Electrics for your home. New 1918 model is herewith pictured. Light in weight, easy to operate, all parts of best grade material. Sold on easy-payment plan. Free demon stration in Carpet, Dept., on Third Floor. Sold on KSST" JTY The Evil of Constipation. Lean n a- waste material In the body poisons the Tit em and blood and makes jou liable to sick headaches, bilious nss. nervousness and muddy skin. Try rr. Kins' New Life Fills. Prompt re list, null Is at ail drusaists. Adv. JOINT SERVICE APPROVED MUwaokee and Northern Pacific Systems Reach Agreement. , CHEHAU& WsalL. March 15 Spe rlaL Messrs. Vlalne, Spinning- and Lewt. of th Washlna-ton 1'ubllo Serv tr Commission, wer a-uests at th Citl en t'lub noonday luncheon today. Following th luncheon, th proposed connection at this place between the Milwaukee and the Northern Pacific Railway systems waa discussed. Jurtite Heirs T. It eld. of the Northern Pa cific: F. M. Dudley, of the Mllwauk, and Attorney Kobtn. of the 0.-W. K. X.. wer present. Jude; Raid aard to th connection, aa tha Milwaukee I desirous that It be mad. Th Publle Stervic Commission lsud a formal order that It be put In within daya Chairman Blaine, apeaklnr on th subject of th proposed duplication of th Usht aad power system In Chshalla. went on record aa strongly oppod te th proposal. AVIATORS TO GUARD COAST Basement Sale 1 145 Women's Suits andDresses iooownin;s .$svn 1 145 EXTRA SPECTAL OFFERING FOR TUESDAY in the Basement Underprice Store 1000 Women's and Misses' Dresses attractive models for general wear made up in high-grade ginghams, fancy lawns, soisettes and a great many other wash materials, range from 14 up to 44. None on approval, none sent C. O. D., no exchanges. Tuesday special at $2.98 Fill I t. ax W Women's Suits at EXTRA SPECIAL OFFERING FOR TUESDAY in the Basement Underprice Store 145 Women's and Misses' Suits at less than cost of materials. None sent C. O. D., none on approval and no exchanges. Navy blue and black 6erge and poplins. Good plain tailored styles, such as one needs for utility wear. Sizes in this lot range from 84 up to 44. Ir QQ Basement Sale Price, your choice for only DOUO o 0 o o a o IOC IOEZ IOC D o move toward tha attainment of a def inite prog-ramm which has for Its ob ject th ertaollsnment of a completely equipped aviation squadron at every strategic point along; the coasts of the United States. AVIATORS FALL 300 FEET Cadet MdNamara Killed and Lieu tenant Dunstan Hurt at Dallas. FORT 'WORTH. Tex, March J5.- det William 8. McNamara. of New York City, waa killed Instantly and Second Lieutenant A. N. Dunstan .of Toronto, Ont, waa Injured slightly near Dallas this afternoon when the airplane In which tbey were riding- fell 300 feet in a spinning- nose dive. NON-ESSENTIALS TO STOP Government to Discourage Indus tries Not Necessary to War. WASHINGTON. March 25. To dis courage all new industrial projects, not deemed essential to the prosecution of the war, the war Industries board will withhold from such new plants the benefits of priority of transportation for their products. Among- the enterprises barred by the board are all forms of construction of public building's and other similar im provements. Priority will be denied enterprises. It was said, regardless of their local Importance, unless carrying: them on Is essential either directly or Indirectly to winning; the war. unless they are needed for the war. It Is set forth, en terprises will use labor, materials, cap ital and transportation which cannot be spared. Board Appointed to Select Along raelfle. Sites WA.aHTNTOX. March Jt. Appoint ment ef a special board, headed by Ma jor Edwta B. Lyon, ef the Signal Cerpa, to locate aero coast defense eejuadren and balloon eoaat defense company sites la the North and South Paclfl Coast defense dlstrleta waa eaneuaced today by th War Department, Meetings will be held at Ba Frame elsea aad then at Seattle, This Is aaderaiood to b th tlsat 7i LUXURY Bread JS-y Victory Bran Raisin I. . '.IB' ,r" AL. tioaa, Three "Food sating" lsavea, eaeh a sweet ss the Easter Lily. . Bake free a daily and pur In aocor4 ano with aovrnmat food ula Luxury by name ani Luxury by nature. Your Grocer Sells Luxury Knights of Pytliias to Meet. RIDGEFIKLD, Wash., March 25. (Special.) The 18th convention of the Knights of Pythias of district No. 8 will be held here on Thursday. April 11. This district Is composed of the following lodges: Vancouver, Castle Rock, Kalama, Kelso, Ridgefield and Camas. A splendid programme is pre pared for both afternoon and evening. Grace T. Bergen, of Anacortes, Wash., obtained a marriage license in Taooma today. License to Wed Obtained. TACOMA, ' Wash., March 25. (Spe cial.) Lewis Michaels, of Portland, and Bays, ftere's the way More muscle more muscle than Skinny, Fat, or anyone in the gang do you want more muscle? If you do then you should do what the football men and the men, in the big leagues do eat the right thing for breakfast -eat Cream of Barley. It's good for muscle, and its good to eat For tomorrow's, breakfast have) Ma get t (Mm I CH jfl CreamFN illlSil ! 1 To Make War Breads Good they must be thoroughly raised and the raise held until baking la completed. , Crescent Double Acting Baking Powder has the sustained action and 20 frreater energy to make light, de Iclous bakings from the coarse grain doughs. ALL GROCERS 1TO 25c a Lb. INCREASE IX PRICE Qaick Raisin Bread i cups entir wheat flour l cup nno corn nieai t teaspoons Crescaot Sakintf Pfiwrtar teaspoons salt cup brown sugar teaspoon Mapleina ....II .... ' cups milk cup seeded raisins cut lit half Mix sod sift dry Ingredients: add atf and milk. Mix well; then add raisins. Put into greased bread pan; cover, and let stand 20 minutest Bake in rood ere is oven 60 to 60 minutes '8 4 o ii o D o 0 o a o a o a D o n o D o D D o o D o D O i